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oxcart

noun
ox·​cart | \ ˈäks-ËŒkärt How to pronounce oxcart (audio) \

Definition of oxcart

: a cart drawn by oxen

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The old man braves a nocturnal phantasmagoria of three-hooved horses, zombies with leafy heads, a demoness toting souls in an oxcart. New York Times, "Fleeing a Caribbean Plantation Into a Mythic Wilderness," 27 June 2018 Some of his relatives still plowed up their fields with bulls tied to oxcarts. Sam Petulla, CNN, "'We are the forgotten people': It's been almost six months since Hurricane Maria, and Puerto Ricans are still dying," 15 Mar. 2018 OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio - An oxcart brought the first book collection to this region in the 1800s. Rachel Neumann, 12 l/2, and her family have created the first Little Free Library to the community this summer. Joanne Berger Dumound/special To Cleveland.com., cleveland.com, "First Little Free Library arrives in Olmsted Falls: Olmsted Dates and Data," 14 Aug. 2017

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First Known Use of oxcart

1737, in the meaning defined above

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oxcart

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English Language Learners Definition of oxcart

: a cart pulled by oxen

oxcart

noun
ox·​cart | \ ˈäks-ËŒkärt How to pronounce oxcart (audio) \

Kids Definition of oxcart

: a cart pulled by oxen

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